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i believe deeply in the great center of america. most of our citizens want us to reflect as much as possible. as long as we can talk to each other in those terms, the congress will be better served and we will do a decent job of dealing with their money. >> does it pain you the congressional approval rating is in the single digits right now? >> people should be suspicious of what goes on away from their homes. 3,000 miles away in our case. it is our job to make sure they know we are attempting to reflect their priorities as we do our work. one of the more interesting things is to presume that we do not always have all of the answers. a couple of guys in southern california had an idea for a different form of non invasive cancer treatment. proton therapy. that program is fabulous for non invasive treatment of prostate, breast, and small tumors in the brain. it never would have had a chance, if we left it to nih, because they thought it wasn't practicable. today, it is saving literally thousands and thousands of lives. it is a testame
i believe deeply in the great center of america. most of our citizens want us to reflect as much as possible. as long as we can talk to each other in those terms, the congress will be better served and we will do a decent job of dealing with their money. >> does it pain you the congressional approval rating is in the single digits right now? >> people should be suspicious of what goes on away from their homes. 3,000 miles away in our case. it is our job to make sure they know we are...
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they found higher education institutions or america's greatest asset. they found one of the highest concerns of the many leaders in business that they serve it was the state of k-12 education which was seen as a huge disadvantage in american competitiveness. students who are coming to college, 43% are not ready for college in one field or another. universities need to do considerable remedial work before they can even start the students on the treasury to what a college education should be. how do we begin to address the challenges that this has had a number of exciting innovations? they are trying to in able research, uniting that with business school faculty that shows how you lead an organization like a school district or school. and what they can add to train educational leaders who can transform systems. this has been a popular degree. it has wonderful candidates who go through its. this is just one contribution our school is making and others as well. we need across the country to have a unified approach to the policy that is embedded in our k-12
they found higher education institutions or america's greatest asset. they found one of the highest concerns of the many leaders in business that they serve it was the state of k-12 education which was seen as a huge disadvantage in american competitiveness. students who are coming to college, 43% are not ready for college in one field or another. universities need to do considerable remedial work before they can even start the students on the treasury to what a college education should be. how...
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but i almost regret the fact that america america hasn't acted more negatively to what they're doing than they have. >> if you're looking at $16 trillion in total and $9 trillion at outside debt. if they go up 2.5% or 3% percentage points, you're looking at $500,000 to $500,000 a year. so you're looking at increasing that by 50% if interest rates go back anywhere near their long-term averages. somebody said if i could change anything out there and we were talking about tax reform, what would it be and i said the understanding of the american people, the average american. they don't understand the tax cold. therefore, they don't really understand what it's doing or not doing and the headline was chamber of commerce calls americans stupid. i did not call them all cognizance distant. they're equally not cognizant about what's in the budget issue like having four and a. so i think that i have seen a lot of educational initiatives go on but they don't necessarily seem to have kind of any leg. i mean, how do we get the american public to understand the debate that we had here today? which
but i almost regret the fact that america america hasn't acted more negatively to what they're doing than they have. >> if you're looking at $16 trillion in total and $9 trillion at outside debt. if they go up 2.5% or 3% percentage points, you're looking at $500,000 to $500,000 a year. so you're looking at increasing that by 50% if interest rates go back anywhere near their long-term averages. somebody said if i could change anything out there and we were talking about tax reform, what...
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america needs jobs and growth. following the recommendations in our report will lead to both of those. it would be good for american business. >> i will start with senator alexander. tell me about energy policy and where it fits in with the fiscal cliff. what we will spend money on and how we were tightened our belts. >> the major place it fits is the right policy would create an environment which would produce a lot more revenue. that would help to reduce the debt. the federal government doesn't spend much money on energy. energy research is about $6 billion a year. i would like to see it doubled. this report is a blueprint for independence and i think it is the right blueprint. we are not in a position to be held hostage by anybody. it also focuses on find more and use less. what we can do in the federal government is i think invest in research and getting a 500-mile battery for electric cars and getting solar energy that is 1 kilowatt installed and finding a way to capture carbon from coal plants that can be tur
america needs jobs and growth. following the recommendations in our report will lead to both of those. it would be good for american business. >> i will start with senator alexander. tell me about energy policy and where it fits in with the fiscal cliff. what we will spend money on and how we were tightened our belts. >> the major place it fits is the right policy would create an environment which would produce a lot more revenue. that would help to reduce the debt. the federal...
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we can immediately make america's schools safer, relying on the brave men and women in america's police forces. you all know this, everyone the country knows this -- the budgets of our local police departments are strained and the resources are severely limited. their dedication and courage is second to none and they can be deployed right now. i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate what ever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation and to do it now. to make sure that blanket safety is in place when our kids return to school in january. before congress reconvenes, before we engage in any lengthy debate over legislation, regulation, or anything else, as soon as our kids return to school after the holiday break, we need to have every single school in america immediately deployed a production program proven to work and by that i mean armed security. right now today, every school in the united states should planned meetings with parents, school administrators, teachers, local authorities and draw upon every resource out there that is
we can immediately make america's schools safer, relying on the brave men and women in america's police forces. you all know this, everyone the country knows this -- the budgets of our local police departments are strained and the resources are severely limited. their dedication and courage is second to none and they can be deployed right now. i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate what ever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation and...
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america needs to lead. part of that is having a strong national defense. we should replace those cuts. we have supported that legislation. we have a member who has put together and the bills we passed this summer. one would extend all tax rates, which had 19 democrats support it. we have 19 democrats say before the election we should not raise taxes on any american. we also have the defense cuts, he sequester replacement legislation, which would replace defense cuts with cuts to other parts of the government. we have that bill ready. within that is where we need to go. >> i would give the rest of my time to the audience. here are the basic ground rules we usually imposed. if you have your hand up, he will find you. please wait for the microphone. say who you are in your organization. and put your protest statement in the form of a question. we will start in the front. >> david grant, "christian science monitor." to get back to your point about putting conservative policies into something families understand, one thing that has been discussed in the afterma
america needs to lead. part of that is having a strong national defense. we should replace those cuts. we have supported that legislation. we have a member who has put together and the bills we passed this summer. one would extend all tax rates, which had 19 democrats support it. we have 19 democrats say before the election we should not raise taxes on any american. we also have the defense cuts, he sequester replacement legislation, which would replace defense cuts with cuts to other parts of...
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i said, i am america. -- american. all of a sudden, among the people who were really suffering, i was welcome. this is anecdotal. it could be the only place that happened. i did not use this as an opportunity to beat up the u.n. -- despite its failings, it does important work. but it did show me that americans were respected. >> your efforts to call on the u.s. and a distraction for special envoy, have those calls been received -- u.s. for special envoy, have those calls been received? >> i have been given the impression that this is under reviewed. it is government-speak that i just learned. >> i will yield the remainder of my time to my colleague, miss sanchez. >> i want to talk to mr. carafano. i would like to relate to something that mr. affleck said. he said that we had done a good job with training in iraq and afghanistan. maybe i am the only one on this committee, but i would have to say that this is a disaster for us. in most cases, the work we have done. when we recruit and afghanistan i wouldyear-old,s come -
i said, i am america. -- american. all of a sudden, among the people who were really suffering, i was welcome. this is anecdotal. it could be the only place that happened. i did not use this as an opportunity to beat up the u.n. -- despite its failings, it does important work. but it did show me that americans were respected. >> your efforts to call on the u.s. and a distraction for special envoy, have those calls been received -- u.s. for special envoy, have those calls been received?...
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we have always been there for america. we need those resources to get our business is back on their feet. thank you for the opportunity to present to you and to the committee today. i see my great friend, senator gillibrand. >> i appreciate the testimony. i will call on her for her opening remarks, but let me start with you. as you look at the destruction of hoboken and you have homeowners, public facilities, and businesses, transit in the general infrastructure, how are you thinking about organizing the small business recovery? what are the tools you are using in terms of organization? what organizations are you looking to help? have you had this discussion with some of the other mayors about best practices to help your small businesses get back up and running. and in the initial thought about what you said this morning to help people at a time of need? >> as i mentioned, the concern is basically businesses as my fellow panelists have testified to, in this economic climate, the rate is a challenge for businesses that are
we have always been there for america. we need those resources to get our business is back on their feet. thank you for the opportunity to present to you and to the committee today. i see my great friend, senator gillibrand. >> i appreciate the testimony. i will call on her for her opening remarks, but let me start with you. as you look at the destruction of hoboken and you have homeowners, public facilities, and businesses, transit in the general infrastructure, how are you thinking...
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chris stevens embodied the very best of america. even as we grieve for our fallen friends, we took action. we took immediate steps to protect our people and posts. we stayed in contact with embassies around the world facing large protests, dispatched emergency security teams, received reporting from the intelligence committee, and took additional precautions. second, we intensified diplomatic campaigns aimed at combating the threat of terrorism across north africa. we continue to work to bring justice to the terrorists responsible for the attacks on benghazi. we are working with our partners to cut off terrorist finances and counterterrorist ideology and slow the flow of new recruits. secretary clinton ordered an investigation to determine exactly what happened in benghazi. i want to convey our appreciation to the accountability review board and former chairman of the joint staff and also you as well. the report looks at serious systemic problems, outcomes that are not acceptable. problem's that secretary clinton has said that we ta
chris stevens embodied the very best of america. even as we grieve for our fallen friends, we took action. we took immediate steps to protect our people and posts. we stayed in contact with embassies around the world facing large protests, dispatched emergency security teams, received reporting from the intelligence committee, and took additional precautions. second, we intensified diplomatic campaigns aimed at combating the threat of terrorism across north africa. we continue to work to bring...
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what is in the best interests of the united states of america. as far back as the fledgling days of our nation, our founding fathers warn the dangers of on their allegiance, a potential that alexander hamilton and james madison specifically cited in the federalist papers. one study by three political scientists put congress at the highest level of polarization since the end of reconstruction in 1877. it is true in the intervening years that we have had no tools to settle disagreements and no canings have occurred in the early years, although there was a physical brawl on the floor in 1902. the fact that we are still more polarize now than at any moment in 140 years speaks volumes. instead of focusing on issues as the senate was uniquely established to do, we became more like a parliamentary system where we simply vote in political blocs. we have diverged from the traditional roles in norm that is entirely contradictory to the historical purpose of the senate and the role of the founding fathers intended in the senate to play. the very name of the
what is in the best interests of the united states of america. as far back as the fledgling days of our nation, our founding fathers warn the dangers of on their allegiance, a potential that alexander hamilton and james madison specifically cited in the federalist papers. one study by three political scientists put congress at the highest level of polarization since the end of reconstruction in 1877. it is true in the intervening years that we have had no tools to settle disagreements and no...
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i know that we will never do away with guns in america, but we can do away with assault weapons. i have seen people shot in the shoulder that have died within seconds. host: here is a look at a piece from "the new york times" this morning. host: that is one opinion. here is what mary says on twitter. host: jeremy, independent. cheryl, arkansas. caller: good morning. i wanted to pretty much second the old boy from florida, mark. he said everything i was thinking. i watched a really good documentary on this last night. it was called "murder by proxy." pretty much what it is is our society and how we treat each other, say the government's, it is horrible, how can we talk like that? host: what would you do to fix it? caller: i do not know. i have not got a clue. i can see what it is. i see it in churches. even whenever i go to church down there, like being in the political season, it was not what church was when i was a kid. host: dennis, democratic caller, maryland. caller: first of all, thank you for the opportunity to get in on this. i will date myself as far as age. back in 1968,
i know that we will never do away with guns in america, but we can do away with assault weapons. i have seen people shot in the shoulder that have died within seconds. host: here is a look at a piece from "the new york times" this morning. host: that is one opinion. here is what mary says on twitter. host: jeremy, independent. cheryl, arkansas. caller: good morning. i wanted to pretty much second the old boy from florida, mark. he said everything i was thinking. i watched a really...
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the united states of america has limited fununding. i would strongly urge us to use the $480 million being spent on the congo, instead being used to help to people in united states of america who are in need of help, or help reduce the deficit that was testified to be the greatest national security threat to the united states of america. it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble -- i emphasize the word noble -- effort to help people who are in harm's also way in various parts of the world. my colleague from florida mentioned somalia. certainly in vietnam we tried to do the noble things. we're in a different financial reality. in the absence of a national security interest in the congo, i am afraid that sequestration will force us to retract even though we may wish to the contrary. i yield back the remainder of my time. >> a couple of questions. sequestration is not only obama's, but also our responsibility. i believe we voted for it. >> i did not vote for it. >> we talked about this whole issue. it has been suggested th
the united states of america has limited fununding. i would strongly urge us to use the $480 million being spent on the congo, instead being used to help to people in united states of america who are in need of help, or help reduce the deficit that was testified to be the greatest national security threat to the united states of america. it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble -- i emphasize the word noble -- effort to help people who are in harm's also way in various parts of...
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town america. we all use it. there was no ban. there's nothing there to protect a spill over. we lost this great opportunity for rural america to really have high-speed internet access. i think that is part of this debate of how much is too much. we do not have been crushed and but we have full compensation. >> the discussion about how to get this new opportunity right is the one that we are having. it was a landmark piece of legislation. it embodies a lot of people and the obligation is now on us to get the balance right. and to do something that raises very substantial revenues for the treasury and that drives private investment and innovation including things like what statues anticipate. >> part of the legislation was to make sure we fund to also deployed. part of that debate was some people were saying there is not enough money. we will go back to congress and give us more. we are not in the world today. >> we are expecting it to come through this process. >> this is the channel 37 peace. i th
town america. we all use it. there was no ban. there's nothing there to protect a spill over. we lost this great opportunity for rural america to really have high-speed internet access. i think that is part of this debate of how much is too much. we do not have been crushed and but we have full compensation. >> the discussion about how to get this new opportunity right is the one that we are having. it was a landmark piece of legislation. it embodies a lot of people and the obligation is...
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potential catastrophe remains of a terrorist attack on america, an employing -- on america and employing weapons of mass destruction. we could be set back by more than one decade or more. having devoted considerable time to this problem, there are no silver bullets. protecting the americans from weapons of mass destruction is a painstaking process that every day must employ our best technological, diplomatic, and military tools. we must maintain the competitiveness of the united states in the international community. we should see education, energy efficiency, access to global markets, the attraction of immigrant entrepreneurs, and other factors as national security issues. my own view is that the fundamentals of american society still offer us the best hand to play in global competitiveness. no other country can match the quality of our post secondary education. we have the broadest technological base and the most advanced agricultural system. our population is younger and more mobile than most other intentional lies nation's -- most other industrialized nations. the competitive genius
potential catastrophe remains of a terrorist attack on america, an employing -- on america and employing weapons of mass destruction. we could be set back by more than one decade or more. having devoted considerable time to this problem, there are no silver bullets. protecting the americans from weapons of mass destruction is a painstaking process that every day must employ our best technological, diplomatic, and military tools. we must maintain the competitiveness of the united states in the...
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every question i got concerned america's failing in our domestic human rights. we cannot keep on saying do what we say, not what we do. we have to cooperate to the extent that we can with china directly and on the other hand improve our human rights challenges which have accumulated in the last decade. >> the problem with gerry cohen, everyone believes we have a piece of the ownership. no one remembers he is a yale college graduate. you just have to live with it, gerry. for me, the only thing i would add is to me there seems to be two paths. one is the path of open criticism of china's deficiencies in the legal area and human rights, and the other path is a quieter path of engaging cooperatively the reformers and the people and governments to try to move the ball forward that way. my basic judgment is both paths contribute. the path that i have chosen is the cooperative engagement path. do i think it is the best idea? i think it is temperamental. i prefer doing it that way. those are the choices that i think are open to the u.s. government, open to people in the
every question i got concerned america's failing in our domestic human rights. we cannot keep on saying do what we say, not what we do. we have to cooperate to the extent that we can with china directly and on the other hand improve our human rights challenges which have accumulated in the last decade. >> the problem with gerry cohen, everyone believes we have a piece of the ownership. no one remembers he is a yale college graduate. you just have to live with it, gerry. for me, the only...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. into the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> the chair will entertain requests for one minute speeches. >> you cannot have cookies without milk. that was a comment from my face looks -- facebook page. the american people get it. washington is addicted to spending someone else's money. the house has passed two bills that would avert the fiscal cliff. in august to pass a bipartisan bill. the house passed legislation to avoid sequestration by cutting spending. our plan is to take your calls and hear from you over twitter, and to wait it out, to wait and hear what we hear from capitol hill. our cameras are on capitol hill and we hope to be able to give you some coverage of briefings happening on the hill. so far, the house is out and the senate will be out shortly once they finish this series of votes. and it was 12:15 eastern, writing a major setback in fiscal cliff talks. you may have heard sheila jackson lee question this. that ne
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. into the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> the chair will entertain requests for one minute speeches. >> you cannot have cookies without milk. that was a comment from my face looks -- facebook page. the american people get it. washington is addicted to spending someone else's money. the house has passed two bills that would avert the fiscal cliff. in...
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this woman here. >> i am a representative from nonprofit america. i have a two part question. what are the partnerships that you're having with say department of labor, department of energy, the epa, and the sba with regard to helping small businesses, primarily in th regulatory issues, with the use of it. and number two, what are your states doing for nonprofits with regard to pilot programs, paying of taxes. >>rivate partnerships, federal partnerships, and partnerships with nonprofits in the states >> let me try to answer the first question. it's a very appeali concept, but the truth of the matter is that if you want to build something, it is going to cost x dollars, you really want to be able to service the money you borrow to pay for, you borrow x dollars, want to borrow as inexpensively as you can, particularly if the revenue u're going to use to pay the debt service on x dollars is going to come from user charges. even more compellingly important, if it is coming out of general tax revenues. and it is not coming from any her place. so the fact that you have private enter
this woman here. >> i am a representative from nonprofit america. i have a two part question. what are the partnerships that you're having with say department of labor, department of energy, the epa, and the sba with regard to helping small businesses, primarily in th regulatory issues, with the use of it. and number two, what are your states doing for nonprofits with regard to pilot programs, paying of taxes. >>rivate partnerships, federal partnerships, and partnerships with...
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if you look forward to the america we are creating, that we all have to agree that the stakes could not be higher. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, dr. hassett. i would like to start with a comment about something we are probably not talking enough about. even as we are wrestling with trying to debt a handle on the fiscal cliff, we cannot lose sight of their urgent priority of making sure we have job growth -- job creation, to say the least. many of the components you have outlined -- that both of you have -- it comprised of the broad description of the fiscal cliff whether it is the expiring tax cut provisions, the expiring tax cut extensions, and spending cuts as well. if you consider more, which of those would you consider having the biggest bang for the buck in terms of economic impact of those that we are discussing here today? >> it is a given that we will extend the current tax rates for taxpayers that make less than $250,000 on an annual basis. that is absolutely necessary. when you consider the other things that are happening -- in terms of the bang for the buck, the emer
if you look forward to the america we are creating, that we all have to agree that the stakes could not be higher. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, dr. hassett. i would like to start with a comment about something we are probably not talking enough about. even as we are wrestling with trying to debt a handle on the fiscal cliff, we cannot lose sight of their urgent priority of making sure we have job growth -- job creation, to say the least. many of the components you have outlined...
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republicans hope to work across the aisle to solve these other challenges facing america. in the next few days leaders have important responsibilities to work together to do just that. unless congress and the president act immediately, every american will be forced to pay for the largest tax hike in our nation's history on january the first. the federal government and defense workers will undergo across the board budgetary cuts. these are the cuts that president obama promised during the campaign would never take effect. we can do this in a much smarter way. economists have continually warned that going over the fiscal cliff will lead to a devastating job losses at a time when american families and small business owners are still struggling to get back on their feet. non-partisan cbo says extending tax rates would create more than 1.8 billion jobs and increase gdp by almost 1.5% next year. these tax cuts were good for the economy and good for families. the actions to make the first tax bracket 10% instead of 15% made a big difference to a lot of american families. going ov
republicans hope to work across the aisle to solve these other challenges facing america. in the next few days leaders have important responsibilities to work together to do just that. unless congress and the president act immediately, every american will be forced to pay for the largest tax hike in our nation's history on january the first. the federal government and defense workers will undergo across the board budgetary cuts. these are the cuts that president obama promised during the...
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you know, the region wants america back there. you know, how you -- in what form and how you balance it and the diplomacy that goes with that is obviously very delicate. but i don't think it's the u.s. rushing back in to confront china so much as a diplomatic opening opening up for washington in the region. >> to the extent - >> how does -- well, go ahead. >> there really are two key features here to asian politics. every country in asia wants a better relationship with china. and they seek it in all aspects of their diplomacy. but it is also the fact that now, as richard indicates, really every country in asia wants the united states actively engaged in the asian- pacific region. and they actually believe that american engagement assists them in their diplomacy with respect to china. >> how does china view all of this? >> the strategic rebalancing? >> yes. >> well, i think they haven't -- my sense is, anyway, that they haven't fully come to a conclusion on that yet. and i think this is one of the things that we're going to be wat
you know, the region wants america back there. you know, how you -- in what form and how you balance it and the diplomacy that goes with that is obviously very delicate. but i don't think it's the u.s. rushing back in to confront china so much as a diplomatic opening opening up for washington in the region. >> to the extent - >> how does -- well, go ahead. >> there really are two key features here to asian politics. every country in asia wants a better relationship with china....
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america wants uso get it done. the president has shown he is willing to be flexible. he's come out with some ideas that i have to swallow very, very hard on to -- to accept. he is willing. i know how personally strongly he feels that $250,000 should be where we draw the line in terms of tax breaks, but he was willing to offer $400,000. he was willing to look at changing some of our programs. very tough for him to do. but he's willing to do it, even though he ran on his program and won by millions of votes on his program. so i the presidentan be flexible and say, okay, i'll step back from everything i really want to do and move in the direction of the republica republicans, then the republicans need to move in our direction. and i think we're going to be judged by whether we are going to be stuck in the mud because we just don't have the courage to -- to change or whether we step forward at this moment. and i think it should be this moment. and if we can't get it done, i certainly hope we'll have an up-or-downoton the president's plan which i feel was very, very fair.
america wants uso get it done. the president has shown he is willing to be flexible. he's come out with some ideas that i have to swallow very, very hard on to -- to accept. he is willing. i know how personally strongly he feels that $250,000 should be where we draw the line in terms of tax breaks, but he was willing to offer $400,000. he was willing to look at changing some of our programs. very tough for him to do. but he's willing to do it, even though he ran on his program and won by...
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i remind us this is america, the greatest country in the world. we should have the best service in the world. for that reason, i strongly support the vision for a high- speed rail, set forth by president obama. to designate the northeast corridor as a high-speed quarter. last week's hearing, i was pleased to the frigid pleased to hear the secretary discuss some of the progress made in the efforts to modernize the infrastructure. i also want them to develop a business plan to attract appropriate, private investment. i strongly oppose any proposal that turns it over to the northeast state. development will cost billions of dollars and it is unrealistic to think the private sector will make the investment alone. i know my home state of maryland, like the other states, does not have the resources available to develop it. i know last week we heard from edward, the president and ceo of the association of american railroads, who argues there should be one operator and that operator should be amtrac. he stated amtrak is a leader in security and is a great
i remind us this is america, the greatest country in the world. we should have the best service in the world. for that reason, i strongly support the vision for a high- speed rail, set forth by president obama. to designate the northeast corridor as a high-speed quarter. last week's hearing, i was pleased to the frigid pleased to hear the secretary discuss some of the progress made in the efforts to modernize the infrastructure. i also want them to develop a business plan to attract...